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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said today his country was willing to reopen discussions on the automobile trade under a free trade agreement with the United States to address U.S. industry concerns. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 19
India's Tata conglomerate is looking for a successor to Ratan Tata, the 71-year-old chairman of the sprawling salt-to-automaker group. Local and foreign candidates are being looked at to head the group, which includes Tata Motors Ltd. 2:46 am U.S. ET | Nov. 18
Hyundai Motor Co. is planning to sell its stake in partsmaking affiliate Hyundai Mobis, worth 231 billion won ($200 million), to comply with anti-trust rules, the carmaker said today. Hyundai, South Korea's top automaker, will unload its entire 1. 2:31 am U.S. ET | Nov. 18
Nissan starts year-long blitz for Leaf EV
Claiming that Nissan will be rewarded for blazing a trail into mass production of electric vehicles, CEO Carlos Ghosn kicked off a year-long marketing blitz for his five-passenger Leaf. 4:31 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 13 | UPDATED: 11/13/09 9:39 P.M.
BorgWarner forecast weathers global storm
BorgWarner Inc. forecasts about $1.8 billion in net new powertrain business in the next three years, surprising analysts who expected the supplier's plan to take a sharper hit from the global recession. 12:06 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9 | UPDATED: 11/9/09 4:23 p.m. ET
U.S. aiding recovery of global market, Ghosn says
The global car market has bottomed and is on track for 60 million units sales next year, aided by the United States, Carlos Ghosn, who heads Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and France's Renault SA, said on Sunday. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9
Ford production suffers even as strike at Indian supplier ends
Workers at an India auto-parts maker have ended a six-week strike, which had hit transmission parts supplies to General Motors and Ford Motor Co. and caused the shutdown of at least two North American crossover plants. 4:31 am U.S. ET | Nov. 6 | UPDATED: 11/6/09 4:28 p.m. ET
Chrysler wants sales outside N.A. to quadruple by 2014
Chrysler Group's sales outside North America will grow to 500,000 by 2014 from an estimated 144,000 this year, international sales chief Mike Manley said Wednesday. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 5
In Japan, foreign brands lead in satisfaction
Foreign brands are losing market share in Japan, but as a group they still outclass the far larger local automakers when it comes to customers' satisfaction with the service they receive at dealerships. 10:55 am U.S. ET | Nov. 4
Toyota, in a race to cut costs, quits Formula One
Toyota Motor Corp. pulled out of Formal One racing today, as it battles a second straight year of red ink and races to cut more than $9 billion in costs this year. Toyota follows Japanese rival Honda Motor Co. in quitting the sport. 7:16 am U.S. ET | Nov. 4 | UPDATED: 11/4/09 11:33 a.m. ET
Tata may let others make Nano, report says
Tata Motors Ltd., India's largest vehicles maker, may allow local car assemblers to put together its Nano and sell it under their own brand, the Business Standard reported on Monday. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 4
Hinrichs will head Ford’s Asia, Africa operations
Joe Hinrichs, Ford Motor Co.’s manufacturing and labor relations chief and one of the company’s fastest-rising executives, will run Ford’s Asia and Africa regions starting Dec. 1. 10:37 am U.S. ET | Nov. 3
Suzuki quadruples forecast on soaring India sales
Suzuki Motor Corp. today quadrupled its annual operating profit forecast as sales soared in its main Indian market, setting it apart from other Japanese automakers that have depended heavily on the sinking U.S. market. 2:31 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2
Transmission sharing exposes Ford, GM
Crossover production at General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. has been hard hit by an Indian parts shortage this month because those vehicles share the same six-speed automatic transmission. 4:12 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 30
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said today his country was willing to reopen discussions on the automobile trade under a free trade agreement with the United States to address U.S. industry concerns. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 19
Akio Toyoda believes firmly in the value of genchi genbutsu, the Toyota Motor Corp. doctrine of going on site to see for yourself. So the president of the world's biggest carmaker visits factories, drops in on dealerships and takes cars to test tracks. Lots of cars. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
• Akio Toyoda savors flavor of excitement
Asian Goliaths loom over North American Davids
Billions of dollars in U.S. government aid is being funneled to manufacturers of the next generation of batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Most of those companies are still building their first factories. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
Nissan sees electrics, entry-level cars in future
CEO Carlos Ghosn has put Nissan Motor Co. back on track to return to an operating profit in the fiscal year that ends March 31, following a big loss in 2008. Now his focus is the future. Nissan will start selling its Leaf electric vehicle in 2010, with plans to market it worldwide in 2012. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
Mazda's independent, but Ford ties are strong
Takashi Yamanouchi took over as CEO of Mazda Motor Corp. a year ago this month and was immediately confronted by some of the biggest challenges in Mazda's history. U.S. sales plunged. Ford Motor Co. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
